1 Butros 3
1 Sidaas oo kalena, dumar yahow, nimankiinna ka dambeeya in xataa haddii qaar uusan erayga addeecin ay erayga la'aantiis ku soo hanuunsamaan dabiicadda afooyinkooda,
You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
2 markay arkaan dabiicaddiinna daahirsan ee cabsida leh.
[They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
3 Isqurxintiinnu yaanay ahaan tan dibadda ah, oo ah timo tidcan, iyo dahab layska lulo, amase dhar la xidho,
Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
4 laakiinse ha ahaato inta qalbiga ee qarsoon, taasoo leh wax aan baabba'ayn ee ah ruuxa qabow oo aamusan, kaasoo Ilaah hortiisa qiimo badan ku leh.
Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
5 Waayo, sidaasoo kalaa waagii hore dumarkii quduuska ahaa oo Ilaah wax ka rajayn jiray ay isu qurxin jireen, iyagoo nimankoodii ka dambeeya.
(The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
6 Saarahba sidaasoo kalay Ibraahim u addeeci jirtay, oo ay ugu yeedhi jirtay, Sayidow; oo idinna haddii aad wanaag fashaan oo aydnaan ka cabsan wixii argaggax leh waxaad tihiin carruurteeda.
Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
7 Nimankow, idinkuna sidaas oo kale afooyinkiinna aqoon kula dhaqma sidii iyagoo ah weel tabardaran, oo iyaga maamuusa sida kuwa idinla dhaxla nimcada nolosha, si aan baryadiinna loo hor joogsan.
You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
8 Ugu dambaysta, waxaan idinku leeyahay, Kulligiin isku maan ahaada, oo isu jixinjixa, oo sida walaalo isu jeclaada, oo isu naxariista, oo is-hoosaysiiya.
To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
9 Shar shar ha ka celinina, cayna cay ha ka celinina, laakiinse duco ka celiya, maxaa yeelay, saas aawadeed waxaa laydiinku yeedhay inaad barako dhaxashaan, waayo,
[When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
10 Kii doonaya inuu nolol jeclaado, Oo arko maalmo wanaagsan, Carrabkiisa shar ha ka joojiyo, Bushimihiisana yaanay khiyaano ku hadlin.
[Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
11 Oo ha ka leexdo shar, oo wanaag ha sameeyo; Nabad ha doondoono oo ha raacdaysto;
They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
12 Waayo, Rabbiga indhihiisu waxay fiiriyaan kuwa xaqa ah, Dhegihiisuna waxay u furan yihiin baryadooda; Laakiin wejiga Rabbigu waa ka gees kuwa sharka sameeya.
because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
13 Haddii aad waxa wanaagsan ku dadaashaan, bal yaa wax idin yeeli doona?
If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
14 Laakiinse xaqnimada daraaddeed haddii aad u xanuunsataan, waad barakaysan tihiin. Haddaba ha ka cabsanina cabsigelintooda, hana welwelina.
But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
15 Rabbiga Masiixa ah qalbiyadiinna quduus kaga dhiga, oo mar kasta diyaar u ahaada inaad u jawaabtaan nin alla ninkii wax idinka weyddiiya sabab ku saabsan rajada aad leedihiin, laakiinse qabow iyo cabsi ugu jawaaba,
Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
16 idinkoo qalbi wanaagsan leh, in markii wax xun laydinka sheego, ay ceeboobaan kuwa caaya dabiicaddiinna wanaagsan ee xagga Masiixa ah.
But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
17 Waayo, haddii ay doonista Ilaah tahay, waxaa ka wanaagsan inaad samafalidda u xanuunsataan intii aad u xanuunsan lahaydeen sharfalidda.
[It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
18 Maxaa yeelay, Masiixba mar buu u xanuunsaday dembiyada. Isagoo xaq ah ayuu u xanuunsaday kuwa aan xaqa ahayn aawadood inuu inoo keeno Ilaah. Xagga jidhka waa laga dilay, laakiinse xagga ruuxa waa laga nooleeyey.
[I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
19 Ruuxii ayuu ku tegey oo wuxuu wacdiyey ruuxyadii xabsigii ku jiray,
The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
20 kuwaas oo waagii hore ahaa caasiyiin markii dulqaadashada Ilaah ay sugaysay intii maalmihii Nuux oo la diyaarinayay doonnidii, taasoo ay biyihii kaga badbaadeen dhawr qof oo ah siddeed nafood oo keliya.
Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
21 Biyahaasuna waxay ka dhigan yihiin baabtiiska hadda idinku badbaadiya sarakicidda Ciise Masiix, oo aan ahayn ka fogaynta wasakhda jidhka, laakiinse waxaa weeye baryo ka timaada qalbi wanaagsan oo xagga Ilaah.
That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
22 Ciise Masiix jannaduu galay oo wuxuu joogaa gacanta midigta oo Ilaah, oo malaa'igaha iyo kuwa amarka leh iyo kuwa xoogga leh oo dhanba waa laga hoosaysiiyey isaga.
Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
